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Exhibition features mixed-media work of Honors Art students
_News@McDaniel March, 06 , 2010 Exhibition features mixed-media work of Honors Art students _
“This year’s Honors Art exhibition continues to showcase the excellence and diversity in art that our seniors are able to deliver,” says Steve Pearson, associate professor of Art and Art History and director of Rice Gallery. “All of the work in the exhibition is expertly crafted, and well thought out, giving us a glimpse of six young artists with promising futures in art if they choose to pursue it.”
Among the six students pursuing departmental honors, two reference nature, but for different reasons and with different results, Pearson says. One student focuses on body image and eating disorders with dramatic effect, while another does painting and sculpture that illuminate the effects of brain injuries on memory loss, referencing a personal tragedy in her own life. The fifth student also works in mixed media, but creates creatures that inhabit a world akin to our own, but wholly invented, and the sixth student does beautiful paintings that juxtapose decorative print and wildlife in their final repose.
The students, all seniors, exhibiting in the Honors Art Exhibition include:
Amanda Beck-Mauck, who works in multiple media to create paintings, assemblage, sculpture, and prints that create a world where fantasy and reality collide with surreal results.
“This year’s Honors Art exhibition continues to showcase the excellence and diversity in art that our seniors are able to deliver,” says Steve Pearson, associate professor of Art and Art History and director of Rice Gallery. “All of the work in the exhibition is expertly crafted, and well thought out, giving us a glimpse of six young artists with promising futures in art if they choose to pursue it.”
Among the six students pursuing departmental honors, two reference nature, but for different reasons and with different results, Pearson says. One student focuses on body image and eating disorders with dramatic effect, while another does painting and sculpture that illuminate the effects of brain injuries on memory loss, referencing a personal tragedy in her own life. The fifth student also works in mixed media, but creates creatures that inhabit a world akin to our own, but wholly invented, and the sixth student does beautiful paintings that juxtapose decorative print and wildlife in their final repose.
The students, all seniors, exhibiting in the Honors Art Exhibition include:
Amanda Beck-Mauck, who works in multiple media to create paintings, assemblage, sculpture, and prints that create a world where fantasy and reality collide with surreal results.
In the Arts: McDaniel exhibit will make you think
Carroll County Times, By Pamela Zappardino, Art Critic, Encore, Columns, Thursday, April 1, 2010
Amanda Beck will make you look twice although it might take a while to realize that she has created the same concepts in paint and in sculptural forms. Different media give the same subjects different perspectives and different moods, making them complement each other more than copies. A sculpted bird, in shades of black, white, yellow, wears a black tutu, topped with lace. Around the corner, a painted canvas reveals that bird, facing in the other direction, tutu softened — rather human in many respects
Amanda Beck will make you look twice although it might take a while to realize that she has created the same concepts in paint and in sculptural forms. Different media give the same subjects different perspectives and different moods, making them complement each other more than copies. A sculpted bird, in shades of black, white, yellow, wears a black tutu, topped with lace. Around the corner, a painted canvas reveals that bird, facing in the other direction, tutu softened — rather human in many respects
Juried or not, the art’s the thing
Carroll County Times, By Pamela Zappardino, Art Critic, Encore, Columns, Friday, April 17, 2009
It happens every year about this time. They move so fast they make your head spin. While that might describe a number of spring’s fleeting wonders, it sure does apply to the student art shows at McDaniel College. No sooner did I see the honors student show, then the first juried student show went up in the Rice Gallery in Peterson Hall. Two days later, the Salon des Refuses opened in the newly renovated Art Studio on Uniontown Road.
And, as if that isn’t enough, there will be two more student shows in the Rice Gallery over the next month. Good grief. McDaniel is turning out a lot of art students. That’s a good thing. It also means that you can make many trips up to the campus and see a different show nearly every time.
Kudos to the studio art faculty there for getting these folks so excited about art, and about actually doing art. You can feel the energy at these openings and the camaraderie. You also get the sense that you are going to see more of some of these artists in years to come.
Barbie-like beauty queens emerge identical from rows of corn in Amanda Beck’s “The Crop,” humorously grotesque, while images from the civil rights movement hauntingly illustrate the elements of design in Lindsey Shue’s moving book.
It happens every year about this time. They move so fast they make your head spin. While that might describe a number of spring’s fleeting wonders, it sure does apply to the student art shows at McDaniel College. No sooner did I see the honors student show, then the first juried student show went up in the Rice Gallery in Peterson Hall. Two days later, the Salon des Refuses opened in the newly renovated Art Studio on Uniontown Road.
And, as if that isn’t enough, there will be two more student shows in the Rice Gallery over the next month. Good grief. McDaniel is turning out a lot of art students. That’s a good thing. It also means that you can make many trips up to the campus and see a different show nearly every time.
Kudos to the studio art faculty there for getting these folks so excited about art, and about actually doing art. You can feel the energy at these openings and the camaraderie. You also get the sense that you are going to see more of some of these artists in years to come.
Barbie-like beauty queens emerge identical from rows of corn in Amanda Beck’s “The Crop,” humorously grotesque, while images from the civil rights movement hauntingly illustrate the elements of design in Lindsey Shue’s moving book.
Artwork looks different as context changes
Carroll County Times , Encore, Columns, By Pam Zappardino, In the Arts Friday, May 01, 2009
We are generally oblivious to context, that background state against which we live our lives. Only when it changes abruptly does context suddenly loom large. Yet context is what gives our lives texture, enables us to make sense of our changing reality.
Context loomed large as I walked through McDaniel College’s “10 Tickets to the Gun Show.” Several of these artists were in the honors exhibit a few weeks back, showing some of the same works. But in this show, that work is somehow seemed different. It was just as strong, but it has a new feel because the context has changed.
At the other end of the gallery, Amanda Beck looks “for whimsy and curiosity in nature and the unexplainable ... sneaking away to mysterious places where things are unexpected and strange.” Beck finds that strange can be incredibly beautiful and her works are anticipatory, hinting at what might be just out of sight, behind the curtain.
Her assemblages are small worlds, beckoning us in. “Le lieu de la mere lapin” is traditional retablo, victorian perfection, rabbit’s head not at all out of place on woman’s body. Seamless images in watercolor and collage may or may not exist in what we call reality, yet they walk and talk and are somehow like us “They all have something they want to say,” she notes, “You just have to listen” as forms morph in serene cacophony, intermixed creatures all making sense in context.
Which is where we came in.
We are generally oblivious to context, that background state against which we live our lives. Only when it changes abruptly does context suddenly loom large. Yet context is what gives our lives texture, enables us to make sense of our changing reality.
Context loomed large as I walked through McDaniel College’s “10 Tickets to the Gun Show.” Several of these artists were in the honors exhibit a few weeks back, showing some of the same works. But in this show, that work is somehow seemed different. It was just as strong, but it has a new feel because the context has changed.
At the other end of the gallery, Amanda Beck looks “for whimsy and curiosity in nature and the unexplainable ... sneaking away to mysterious places where things are unexpected and strange.” Beck finds that strange can be incredibly beautiful and her works are anticipatory, hinting at what might be just out of sight, behind the curtain.
Her assemblages are small worlds, beckoning us in. “Le lieu de la mere lapin” is traditional retablo, victorian perfection, rabbit’s head not at all out of place on woman’s body. Seamless images in watercolor and collage may or may not exist in what we call reality, yet they walk and talk and are somehow like us “They all have something they want to say,” she notes, “You just have to listen” as forms morph in serene cacophony, intermixed creatures all making sense in context.
Which is where we came in.
Annual juried undergraduate art exhibit opens
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The McDaniel College Department of Art and Art History presents the annual Kathryn E. Wentz Juried Undergraduate Art Exhibition April 7-17 in the Esther Prangley Rice Gallery in Peterson Hall.
The show opens with a reception 7-9 p.m April 7. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. For gallery hours, call 410-857-2595.
The exhibition is open to all students, who may submit up to five artworks they have done while studying at McDaniel College.
Two professional artists and art educators are serving as the exhibition’s jurors – Bill Schmidt, a painter and sculptor, who is director of the post-baccalaureate program at Maryland Institute College of Art, and Chris LaVoie, a sculptor, video and performance artist who is an instructor at the Maryland Institute College of Art.
The jurors spent more than four hours pouring about 190 submissions to select 35 pieces that will be exhibited, said Steve Pearson, associate professor of Art. The jurors also will select the award winners for the eight awards that are given: Best in Show, First, Second, and Third place, three Honorable Mentions, and a Foundation Award that is open to work done in Drawing One (Perceptual Drawing and Design). Winners will be announced during the opening reception.
The accepted work this year ranges from Realistic Self-Portraits to Non-Objective paintings to Jewelry to three-dimensional Sculpture to Video and Photography, Pearson said.
Work not selected for the juried exhibition is then considered by members of the Art Club to be shown in the Annual Salon Des Refuse Exhibition. The Art History Honor Society, ETE, is sponsoring awards for the exhibition. The Salon exhibition is being held at the Studio Building. A joint closing reception and open house for the new studio addition will be held 7-9 p.m. April 9.
Artists in the annual Kathryn E. Wentz Juried Undergraduate Art Exhibition are:
Artist, Title, Medium
1. Michelle Alexander, You Must Speak Correctly, Mixed Media
2. Emily Biondo, Speed Limit 20, Mixed Media
3. Amber Maurer, Cuttin’ & Wrappin’ Time, Color Pencil on Paper
4. Rachel Held, Dandelion Seed Parachutes, Mixed Media
5. Rachel Held, Dandelion, Mixed Media
6. Amber Maurer, Meat Frenzy, Color Pencil on Paper
7. Nadia Frolova, Dragons, Tech Pens on Bristol
8. Meg Christian, On the Other Side, Graphite
9. Amber Maurer, Agricultural Montage, Video
10. Tara Russell, Take One, Acrylic/Paint Pen on Wood
11. Bobby Coleman, Untitled, Spray Paint/Acrylic/Wood
12. Lindsey Shue, Fearless Toy, Acrylic
13. Rufael Seyum, Power, Print
14. Jaki Sipes, The Jacket, Photography
15. Amanda Beck, Monsieur Noir, Linocut
16. Amanda Beck, The Crop, Silkscreen/Wood/Dirt
17. Laura Cox, Moby, Acrylic on Bristol Board
18. Amber Maurer, Pork Shoulder Butts, Oil on Rives BFK
19. Amelia Reiniger, Brain Injury, Acrylic and String
20. Amber Maurer, Meat Medley, Soft Sculpture
21. Jackie Buehrle, Camera, Mixed Media
22. Stephanie Kurtyka, Unlocking the Labyrinth, Tech Pen/Mylar/Sewing
23. Rufael Seyum, Oranges, India Ink/Ink Pen
24. Pamela Knopp, Lillium Sunrise, Sterling Silver
25. Stefon Kelly, Cup Man, Graphite
26. David Robertson, Self-Portrait, Charcoal on Rives
27. Rachel Bishop, Carpet, Coffee Filters/String
28. Anne Dorman, Self-Portrait, Charcoal
29. Jessie Paskowski, Awkward, Oil on Canvas
30. Lindsey Shue, Civil Rights Movement, Digital Print
31. Tara Russell, Potentially Lickable Ceiling, Jelly Beans/Parchment Paper/Embroidery Floss
32. Michelle Alexander, Land Hopper, Handmade Paper/Thread/Paint Glaze
33. Michelle Alexander, Red Country, Handmade Paper/Thread/Paint Glaze
34. Jes Osrow, Viva La Libertad, Oil Paint/Fabric
35. Emily Biondo, Could Stone Change, Mixed Media
The McDaniel College Department of Art and Art History presents the annual Kathryn E. Wentz Juried Undergraduate Art Exhibition April 7-17 in the Esther Prangley Rice Gallery in Peterson Hall.
The show opens with a reception 7-9 p.m April 7. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. For gallery hours, call 410-857-2595.
The exhibition is open to all students, who may submit up to five artworks they have done while studying at McDaniel College.
Two professional artists and art educators are serving as the exhibition’s jurors – Bill Schmidt, a painter and sculptor, who is director of the post-baccalaureate program at Maryland Institute College of Art, and Chris LaVoie, a sculptor, video and performance artist who is an instructor at the Maryland Institute College of Art.
The jurors spent more than four hours pouring about 190 submissions to select 35 pieces that will be exhibited, said Steve Pearson, associate professor of Art. The jurors also will select the award winners for the eight awards that are given: Best in Show, First, Second, and Third place, three Honorable Mentions, and a Foundation Award that is open to work done in Drawing One (Perceptual Drawing and Design). Winners will be announced during the opening reception.
The accepted work this year ranges from Realistic Self-Portraits to Non-Objective paintings to Jewelry to three-dimensional Sculpture to Video and Photography, Pearson said.
Work not selected for the juried exhibition is then considered by members of the Art Club to be shown in the Annual Salon Des Refuse Exhibition. The Art History Honor Society, ETE, is sponsoring awards for the exhibition. The Salon exhibition is being held at the Studio Building. A joint closing reception and open house for the new studio addition will be held 7-9 p.m. April 9.
Artists in the annual Kathryn E. Wentz Juried Undergraduate Art Exhibition are:
Artist, Title, Medium
1. Michelle Alexander, You Must Speak Correctly, Mixed Media
2. Emily Biondo, Speed Limit 20, Mixed Media
3. Amber Maurer, Cuttin’ & Wrappin’ Time, Color Pencil on Paper
4. Rachel Held, Dandelion Seed Parachutes, Mixed Media
5. Rachel Held, Dandelion, Mixed Media
6. Amber Maurer, Meat Frenzy, Color Pencil on Paper
7. Nadia Frolova, Dragons, Tech Pens on Bristol
8. Meg Christian, On the Other Side, Graphite
9. Amber Maurer, Agricultural Montage, Video
10. Tara Russell, Take One, Acrylic/Paint Pen on Wood
11. Bobby Coleman, Untitled, Spray Paint/Acrylic/Wood
12. Lindsey Shue, Fearless Toy, Acrylic
13. Rufael Seyum, Power, Print
14. Jaki Sipes, The Jacket, Photography
15. Amanda Beck, Monsieur Noir, Linocut
16. Amanda Beck, The Crop, Silkscreen/Wood/Dirt
17. Laura Cox, Moby, Acrylic on Bristol Board
18. Amber Maurer, Pork Shoulder Butts, Oil on Rives BFK
19. Amelia Reiniger, Brain Injury, Acrylic and String
20. Amber Maurer, Meat Medley, Soft Sculpture
21. Jackie Buehrle, Camera, Mixed Media
22. Stephanie Kurtyka, Unlocking the Labyrinth, Tech Pen/Mylar/Sewing
23. Rufael Seyum, Oranges, India Ink/Ink Pen
24. Pamela Knopp, Lillium Sunrise, Sterling Silver
25. Stefon Kelly, Cup Man, Graphite
26. David Robertson, Self-Portrait, Charcoal on Rives
27. Rachel Bishop, Carpet, Coffee Filters/String
28. Anne Dorman, Self-Portrait, Charcoal
29. Jessie Paskowski, Awkward, Oil on Canvas
30. Lindsey Shue, Civil Rights Movement, Digital Print
31. Tara Russell, Potentially Lickable Ceiling, Jelly Beans/Parchment Paper/Embroidery Floss
32. Michelle Alexander, Land Hopper, Handmade Paper/Thread/Paint Glaze
33. Michelle Alexander, Red Country, Handmade Paper/Thread/Paint Glaze
34. Jes Osrow, Viva La Libertad, Oil Paint/Fabric
35. Emily Biondo, Could Stone Change, Mixed Media
Senior Art students exhibit work
Home » News & Events » News Center » News@McDaniel 05/05/09 » News@McDaniel 2009 - Archive » News@McDaniel 04/22/09 » Senior Art students exhibit work
McDaniel College Department of Art and Art History presents one of two Senior Capstone Exhibitions, “10 Tickets to the Gun Show,” April 21-May 1 in the Esther Prangley Rice Gallery in Peterson Hall.
The exhibit is free and open to the public. An opening reception will be held 7-9 p.m April 21. For gallery hours, call 410-857-2595.
A second exhibit, “Act Normal, and That's Crazy Enough,” is planned for May 5-May 15, also in the Esther Prangley Rice Gallery in Peterson Hall, with an opening reception 7-9 p.m May 5.
“10 Tickets to the Gun Show” features work created by students Emily Biondo, Amanda Beck, Alicia Ciatto, Bobby Coleman, Laura Cox, Danielle Gagliardi, Amber Maurer, Tara Russell, Chase Wolf and Adam Shaw.
In their own words, the students describe what inspires their work:
Amanda Beck Mauck
“We live in an age of sex, violence and cynicism that invade our lives every day. We all, at some time or another, feel the need to escape from our own chaos so that we can sink into the oblivion of fantasy for a reprieve. ‘Through the Looking Glass’ was the second installment to Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. I feel that is a perfect metaphor to my own world of whimsical creatures and strangle lands. My work contains images that may exist in our reality; creatures that talk and walk and share some similarities with us, and some that do not. I am inspired by my dreams, nightmares, and by reality. I look for whimsy and curiosity in nature and the unexplainable. I love sneaking away to a mysterious place where things are unexpected and strange. The strange can be incredibly beautiful. Not knowing what is coming next and the anticipation of what lies just beyond your clear line of sight is thrilling. There is a quiet narrative that plays along with each piece. And every one appearing in my scenes has a name, a story. They all have something they want to say, you just have to listen.”
McDaniel College Department of Art and Art History presents one of two Senior Capstone Exhibitions, “10 Tickets to the Gun Show,” April 21-May 1 in the Esther Prangley Rice Gallery in Peterson Hall.
The exhibit is free and open to the public. An opening reception will be held 7-9 p.m April 21. For gallery hours, call 410-857-2595.
A second exhibit, “Act Normal, and That's Crazy Enough,” is planned for May 5-May 15, also in the Esther Prangley Rice Gallery in Peterson Hall, with an opening reception 7-9 p.m May 5.
“10 Tickets to the Gun Show” features work created by students Emily Biondo, Amanda Beck, Alicia Ciatto, Bobby Coleman, Laura Cox, Danielle Gagliardi, Amber Maurer, Tara Russell, Chase Wolf and Adam Shaw.
In their own words, the students describe what inspires their work:
Amanda Beck Mauck
“We live in an age of sex, violence and cynicism that invade our lives every day. We all, at some time or another, feel the need to escape from our own chaos so that we can sink into the oblivion of fantasy for a reprieve. ‘Through the Looking Glass’ was the second installment to Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. I feel that is a perfect metaphor to my own world of whimsical creatures and strangle lands. My work contains images that may exist in our reality; creatures that talk and walk and share some similarities with us, and some that do not. I am inspired by my dreams, nightmares, and by reality. I look for whimsy and curiosity in nature and the unexplainable. I love sneaking away to a mysterious place where things are unexpected and strange. The strange can be incredibly beautiful. Not knowing what is coming next and the anticipation of what lies just beyond your clear line of sight is thrilling. There is a quiet narrative that plays along with each piece. And every one appearing in my scenes has a name, a story. They all have something they want to say, you just have to listen.”
